Even though Governor Martin O'Malley says that he is "not much in favor" of legislation to legalize recreational marijuana, supporters of the measure in the House and Senate plan to pursue their bills.

Baltimore City Delegate Curt Anderson, who chairs the city's House Delegation, told WBAL News that the governor has not promised to veto the legislation if it passes.

"It does not change my plans at all," Anderson told WBAL News.

"I understand that the governor is going in a particular direction with his career, and I'm going in a particular direction with the lives of people in Baltimore City, especially, young African American males, who are getting arrested an inordinately amount of times that, this problem should not exist."

O'Malley this past week noted that as a councilman and mayor of Baltimore, he saw the destructive impacts of marijuana and other drugs. He added that he believed that the state's medical marijuana law, which took effect last year, need a chance to work, before lawmakers considering expanding marijuana legalization.

Anderson hopes the governor would change his mind after hearing testimony of people who support the idea.

House Speaker Michael Busch has said that he is reluctant to consider the bill. Senate President Mike Miller says lawmakers should consider the issue this year.

The Washington Post reports that Montgomery County Democrat Jamie Raskin, and Howard County Republican Allan Kittleman will co-sponsor a marijuana bill that they will unveil this week.